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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe slips and lets on he knows the name of Beck's favorite movie, what does Beck assume?

2. Joe is disappointed by the many people who read what?

3. What deadly allergy does Benji have?

4. Joe reports what to Beck's apartment?

5. How long ago did Beck's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Nathan Herzog? What does "Nathan" do?

2. How do Joe and Peach get along when they first meet? What does Joe discover inside Peach's house?

3. Why did Mr. Mooney punish Joe? How did he punish him?

4. How does Joe dispose of Benji?

5. Who is Candace and what does the reader know about her?

6. Who is Spencer Hewitt? What is significant about him?

7. How does the trip to IKEA help Joe's relationship with Beck?

8. What special gift does Beck give Joe? Why?

9. Why does Beck become angry in the subway station?

10. How does Joe meet Beck? What does Joe think about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent is Joe a sympathetic character? Explain the “likeability” of Joe’s character, using examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Joe’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he protective? In what ways is he predatory?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effects technology and social media have on Joe and Beck. What point do you think the author is trying to make regarding these innovations?

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